Project Management Group Leader

• Job Code 2: TSL.
  5 Technical Services & Ops TSL 5
• Employee Referral Bonus:
  Not applicable
• Job Code 1: TSL.
  4 Technical Services & Ops TSL 4
• Pre-Employment Drug Test:
  Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
• Pre-Placement Medical Exam: A job-related pre-placement medical examination may be required
• Security Clearance:
  Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

The Defense Technologies Engineering Division has an opening for a Project Management Group Leader
. This position serves as the administrative supervisor for a team of project managers matrixed across diverse work areas within Strategic Deterrence programs.

The administrative supervisor is responsible for personnel management, workforce planning, employee development, hiring, onboarding, workload coordination, and the overall health of the Project Management group.

Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Provide administrative supervision, direction, mentoring, coaching, and support to Project Management group personnel.
• Manage personnel matters, including performance reviews, time approval, salary planning, hiring, onboarding, employee relations, recognition, and career development.
• Contribute to division performance and salary management processes.
• Monitor and support staff development, including required training and professional growth.
• Participate in hiring activities to support organizational workforce needs.
• Partner with technical and organizational leaders to align staffing and workforce capability with priorities.
• Coordinate staff assignments and balance workloads across the Project Management group.
• Identify workforce capability gaps and work with leadership to address them through hiring, development, or reassignment.
• Foster a healthy, collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment.
• Build connection and community among Project Management personnel, project controls staff, and technical teams.
• Establish and maintain constructive, collaborative working relationships with other administrative leads and stakeholders.
• Communicate staffing constraints, organizational risks, and personnel matters that may affect group effectiveness.
• Promote safe work practices and productive workplace relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the TSL.
5 level

• Lead broader workforce planning and talent development efforts for the Project Management organization.
• Mentor supervisors, team leads, and senior staff in personnel management and leadership practices.
• Influence organizational decisions related to workforce capability, organizational structure, and staff development.
• Lead resolution of complex personnel and organizational issues with broad impact.
• Establish and improve administrative processes for organizing and supporting the Project Management group.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business, Management, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience supervising or leading professional staff in a structured organization.
• Experience in administrative leadership, including performance management, coaching, hiring, workforce planning, and employee development.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong organizational skills and experience coordinating people,…